I had a freiend email me a list of 38 Challengers with VINs some new 392 HEMI cars and some new and used R/Ts and a few SEs that are going up for auction "Flood cars"
Hi GTS,
Please keep us informed of your progress. I was thinking more on your line as well. If one was to take the motor apart for inspection and clean it out, I don't see why it couldn't be a good deal as well. Though I do not have the experience of you or others with flood vehicles.
The '11 DWB IE is prebid to $8500 right now, but I suspect it will go much higher. I probably won't be able to bid high enough to win it, I've just got too much of my spare cash tied up in other projects right now. But there are plenty more SRTs, and R/Ts to come. I'll watch the auction though and report back what it bids up to.
FWIW, I've never pulled a flood engine out of one of my cars for cleaning and inspection. I always do the usual pulling of the spark plugs, replacing the starter, etc. They've all run. I did have one '05 Durango Hemi which burned a fair amount of oil though. It was a Katrina car and sat with water in the engine for close to a year. My suspicion is it had bad valve seals. I drove it for a while, and then ran it back through the auction when I picked up a '07 Durango.
going through the exhaust pipes up to the manifold to the head ports = approx 5min, once the water has more pressure than the air inside the pipes, bubbles come out indication water is replacing the air
through the air filter, the throttle body into intake manifold into the runners through the head ports = may be a bit longer, but there your air filter is making sure it is cleaner salt water...lol
then depending where the valves ended up (BDC, TDC or in between) the cylinders on the intake and exhaust strokes will see water first; most likely it will go through the crankcase
the opportunity is to pull the engine out, have the block professionally chemically cleaned, bore it to a 426, put a short runner manifold, forged crank and pistons, change the valve train geometry and put that monster on a 8500 rpm regime, pulling 800hp easy with a dry sump oil system and no SC
now got your flood monster, the Loch Ness that is; the big scary, the never been seen before one...
Well until my truck sells I won't be in the market for one and at the rate things are going I think all the Sandy cars will be gone before I get a crack at them. Too bad as all I'm really looking for is an R/T with a straight body.
some but not all insurance companies do this. The one I work for is crushing every car that was totaled due to flooding. They were all sitting on an unused airport runway when I left. Cant say what company I work for as I could get in trouble. I will say this each state has its own rules on title branding. Some require disclosure for vehicles totaled due to flooding but not all. If someone buys a car at salvage auction that wasnt branded properly it can and has resulted in law suits w/very large pay outs.
Flood cars are definately not good to rebuild. I have handled claims where people purchased a rebuilt vehicle from a flood(these usually came from states w/weak salvage laws). In one the brakes locked up. I had the garage pull it apart and found the sensors corroded. The abs locked one wheel and the insured vehicle crossed left of center. This was a fresh water flood and the vehicle had been put back on the road w/in 3 months of being totaled and then being rebuilt, which was nothing more than cleaning it.
I just had a friend email me some pictures of a flood Challenger he just purchased. He has gutted the car of all interior parts seats, dash, carpet and electrical harness and he is now pulling the engine and transmission.
Basically he bought a Challenger R/T shell for $10,200 so he could salvage what parts he could and rebuild it.
i just had a friend email me some pictures of a flood challenger he just purchased. He has gutted the car of all interior parts seats, dash, carpet and electrical harness and he is now pulling the engine and transmission.
Basically he bought a challenger r/t shell for $10,200 so he could salvage what parts he could and rebuild it.
my Ukrainian colleague said my car will be most likely resold in Russia or other parts of the world where import duties are horrendous and exotic cars rare.... yes a Challenger is an exotic car in some parts of the world...
No way in hell i would touch a flood car. Could you imagine you buy one rebuild it and get into a accident because of problems from the flood with your family inside. No thanks.
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